Lyme Public Library welcomes local author James R. Benn this evening at 7 p.m. for the book launch of “The White Ghost,” Benn’s tenth volume in the popular Billy Boyle World War II mystery series. Benn will give a talk during the event introducing the book.
The event will be held in the Lyme Town Hall Meeting Room adjacent to the Library at 480 Hamburg Rd. (Rte. 156) in Lyme.
The White Ghost takes Billy to the South Pacific, where he meets fellow Boston Irishman Jack Kennedy after the sinking of the PT109 … it’s a complicated relationship.
Booklist gave the book a starred review and said, “Working with recently declassified documents about the Solomon Islands Campaign, Benn spins an absolute corker of a war story.”
The Historical Novel Society praises the book saying, “Replete with riveting and beautiful descriptions of the customs, rituals, and geography of these beautiful islands, this makes for great historical fiction for readers who crave a good mystery as well as a good war story.”
Crime novelist Lee Child declared, “Billy Boyle gets better and better. This is a must-read series.”
Benn, a resident of Hadlyme, Conn., worked in the library and information technology field for more than 35 years before he started writing full-time. One lesson he says that’s helped him greatly as an author is a quote from Oscar Wilde, “The art of writing is the art of applying the seat of one’s pants to a chair.” Copies of his books will be available for sale and signing.
The event is free and open to the public. Books will be available for sale and signing. Refreshments will be offered.
For further information or to reserve a seat, call the Library at 860-434-2272.